UK Christmas bonanza – Day 3: Win the Paradox bundle from GamersGate
The holidays are almost here, which means even more time to get stuck into some new games. Win today’s prize of of a pile of Paradox games from GamersGate and you certainly won’t be short of things to play. Whether you’d rather carve out your own kingdom using brute force in Mount and Blade, or plot your way to victory against the mean Faeries of ye olde Brittania in King Arthur, there’s something for you in the Paradox pack. Read on for details of how to win.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution release date pushed back
Deus Ex Human Revolution was initially due to be released early next year, but Square Enix have announced that they’ll be delaying the game until the next fiscal year, which starts in April 2011.
Call of Duty: Black Ops update improves PC performance
A new update has been updated with a long list of fixes aimed at getting the game to run faster, as well as cleaning up a the connection problems some players are still having.
Interview – Monday Night Combat devs talk Steam, bacon
I’m not going to be shy about it–I’m damn glad that I’ll be able to play Monday Night Combat on PC. We need more downloadable-sized shooters on PC; I’m still miffed that EA let Battlefield 1943 drift into PC-port limbo-land.
Anyway. MNC sizzles onto Steam January 17; we thought we’d take a moment to get to know Uber Entertainment, the bacon-loving men behind the game. We spoke with Chandana Ekanayake, executive producer and art director about the special guest coming to the PC version, the dev’s background, and how Uber’s experience working with Valve has differed from its cooperation with Microsoft.
Lego Call of Duty: Black Ops
If Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones and Lego Harry Potter have taught us anything, it’s that everything is funnier in Lego. It turns out that Call of Duty: Black Ops is no different. A Lego fan has animated a round of elimination deathmatch, giving us an idea of what a Lego: Black Ops game might look like. You’ll find comedy Lego violence embedded below.
Heroes of Newerth update adds casual mode and item store
The DotA-esque Heroes of Newerth has just been bumped up to version 2.0. The free update has added a series of new features designed to make the game more accessible to new players, including a revamped matchmaking system and a casual mode to help new players learn the game. Other additions include an item store that will let players pay extra for cosmetic items. Read on for the full update details and a trailer.
Scribblecraft pack turns Minecraft into sketchy work of art
The Scribblecraft mod retextures every surface in the game to bring a sketchy theme to Minecraft’s blocky worlds. You’ll find a video of the texture pack in action below, along with details on how to get hold of the mod.
UK Christmas bonanza – Day 2: Win a Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition and strategy guide
Welcome to day two of the Christmas bonanza. We sent some interns into the PC Gamer catacombs to have a rummage through our pile o’ loot and, surprisingly, one them came back, clutching a big, boxy, radioactive prize. Today you have a chance to win the Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition. It comes with some amazing limited edition box art and a copy of the game’s gigantic guide. Read on to find out how to win.
The Minecraft Experiment, day 14: The Wash
When I first started playing Minecraft a few months ago, I played with a rule: if I die, I have to delete the entire world. Then, I decided to go to hell and back. This is the fourteenth entry in the diary I kept of that experiment – the first is here.
Gargantuan Elemental patch released: 350 changes that overhaul the game
Stardock’s turn-based fantasy strategy game Elemental, released in August, has finally received the enormous patch we’ve been waiting for. The game launched with some serious technical and AI issues, and creator Brad Wardell called it “catastrophic poor judgment on my part”. Since, Stardock have been updating the game regularly with fixes and balance changes, but it’s all been leading up to a massive overhaul of the game’s fundamental systems and AI: patch 1.1.
The change list is over 7,000 words long, includes 350 separate changes, and alters things as basic as what character attributes like ‘Strength’ actually do. If it does what it sets out to, this will be a new game – consider it Elemental’s second stab at a launch. We’ll be having a thorough play of it and letting you know what we think soon. Elemental players should see the patch in their Impulse games list, check for updates if not.
Minecraft Dev Diary – staff intro, clan cloaks
PC Gamer is always willing to release secret cables exposing embarrassing developer secrets. The last Minecraft diary contained information on new merchandise and Mojang’s next game. This new diary introduces the staff, has updates on the merchandise, and talks about prioritizing new features.
Next Eve Incursion update scheduled for tomorrow
The second major segment of the free, three-part Incursion expansion for Eve Online will go live tomorrow. The update will give all players the new Echelon ship and remove all learning skills from the game. Read on for more details.
GoldenEye: Source released
After five years of work, GoldenEye: Source is finally out of beta and free for everyone to download and play. This Half Life 2 mod brings a multiplayer adaptation of the famous Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye to the Source engine, complete with the most famous locations, characters and weapons from the original.
PC Gamer UK Podcast 48: The Indie Special
Graham, Tom, Craig and Rich convene to discuss the future of indie. We’ve played a bunch of interesting games coming out in the next year that may not be on your radar yet, and should be. Under discussion: repulsive goo-splasher Confetti Carnival, bumbling clone orgy The Swapper, slapstick swordfighting deathmatcher Nidhogg, nerve-fraying mind war Spy Party, four-dimensional puzzle garden Miegakure, and rope-carrying-parrot simulator Rope Racket.
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To help explain what we’re talking about a bit, Nidhogg creator Messhof was kind enough to let us post a video of Graham and I playing it. It’s embedded below.
Good Old Games gives away game to launch epic Christmas sale
Good Old Games are giving away the classic arcade shooter Tyrian 2000 to anyone who stops by the site. The giveaway coincides with the launch of a mammoth Christmas sale, knocking up to 50% off hundreds of titles. You can scoop Baldur’s Gate 1, Baldur’s Gate 2, Beyond Good and Evil and Psychonauts for just $6.99, or games like Outcast, Total Annihilation and Broken Sword 2 for $4.19 each. There are 290 games in the sale, making this a good time to have a sift through the pile and see if there are any old gems you can add to your collection. Head over to the Good Old Games sale page to have a browse.
